Rice wagon



J. V. THOMPSON RICE WAGON Filed April 17, 1936 2 Sheets-Sham 1 I o lnvenlor I flaw 772 27720272715072,

- llomepS Nov. 24, 1936. J. v. THOMPSON RICE WAGON Filed April 17, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 V k w Inventor Jaw J72 277107277130,

Patented Nov. 24, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application April 17,

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to a rice wagon and has for its prime object to provide a dump Wagon which is simple in its construction, inexpensive to manufacture, easy to manipulate, compact and convenient in its parts and otherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings:-

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a dump wagon embodying the features of my invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical transverse section taken substantially on the line 2--2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a detail view showing a portion of the base.

Figure 4 is a vertical longitudinal detail section taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a horizontal section taken substantially on the line 55 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a detail vertical section taken substantially on the line 6-6 of Figure 5.

Referring to the drawings in detail it will be seen that numeral 5 denotes a tongue from the rear ends of which depends a bearing 6 to receive an axle I having on the ends thereof wheels 8. This beam 5 is provided intermediate the rear end thereof with rearwardly and outwardly diverging beam portions 9 through which the axle is journaled by means of similar bearing 6.

A bin comprises a bottom l5 with cross bars l6 mounted thereunder. Longitudinal beams I] form part of the bin and have shafts 18 mounted therein journaled in a bearing I9 swingably mounted as at 20 on an upright Wall member 22 rising from the beam 5 and the members 9 and braced by members 25. Brace 26 extends from one of the forward members l6 and inclines downwardly and forwardly and is engaged through a pin and slot connection with the beam 5 as at 29 and 30, the slot being denoted by the numeral 1936, Serial No. 74,978

30 and the pin by the numeral 29. The element 29 is mounted in the beam 5 and extends up through a slot 3| in a slidable element 32 on the beam controllable by a lever 34. By manipulation of this lever 34 it will be seen that the bin of the 5 wagon may be tilted from the full line position shown in Figure 1 to the dotted line thereof and vice versa.

It is thought that the construction, operation, utility and advantages of this invention will now 10 be quite apparent to those skilled in this art Without a more detailed description thereof.

The present embodiment of the invention has been described in considerable detail merely for the purposes of exemplification since in actual 15 practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description.

It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, and in the combination and ar- 20 rangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

A device of the class described including a wheel frame, a bin mounted on the frame, means for tiltably mounting the bin on the frame and latch means for releasably securing the bin against tilting movement and comprising a brace member having an intermediate portion resting on the frame and normally supporting the forward end of the bin, said brace member having a pair of arms extending upwardly and outward- 1y from said intermediate portion and also having an arm extending upwardly and rearwardly from saidintermediate portion, all of said arms being attached to the underside of the bin, said last named arm having a pair of diverging legs connected to the intermediate portion of the brace member at spaced points and a slidably 4O actuated latch bar mounted on the frame and having one end overlying said intermediate portion of the brace and positioned between said legs.

JOSEPH VIRGEL THOMPSON. 

